Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 139 - 139
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
The
Huang-Huai-Hai
Plain,
a
vital
agricultural
area
in
China
with
significant
amount
of
arable
land,
plays
pivotal
role
influencing
grain
production,
ecological
carbon
cycles,
and
global
climate
change
through
its
shifts
land
use.
Within
this
research,
we
have
employed
the
ArcGIS
tool
In-VEST-Geodetector-PLUS
methodology
to
scrutinize
storage
from
year
2000
2020,
determine
influences
behind
these
shifts,
anticipate
projected
for
2030.
Although
there
has
been
slight
increase
forested
areas
as
result
environmental
policies,
conversion
cropland
impervious
surfaces
due
urbanization
led
persistent
decrease
storage,
cumulative
loss
272.79
million
metric
tons
over
two
decades.
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI),
Night-Time
Lights
(NTL),
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP),
Population
(POP)
are
critical
factors
impacting
reflecting
intricate
connection
between
socio-economic
development
natural
ecosystems.
multi-scenario
simulations
2030
suggest
that
least
reduction
would
occur
under
scenario
protecting
while
most
be
urban
expansion
scenario,
highlighting
impact
urbanization.
study’s
results
emphasize
need
harmonize
conservation
economic
progress
enduring
growth
region.
Earth s Future,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(5)
Published: May 1, 2025
Abstract
In
the
current
efforts
to
address
global
climate
change,
terrestrial
carbon
storage
is
a
significant
source
of
sinks.
Moreover,
with
progress
urbanization,
changes
in
land
cover
have
led
increasingly
unavoidable
storage.
However,
there
still
lack
research
on
impact
change
under
latest
IPCC
scenarios.
Therefore,
this
study
utilizes
InVEST
model
examine
future
dynamics
various
SSP‐RCP
scenarios
from
2015
2100.
The
results
reveal
regional
differences
and
trends.
For
instance,
SSP4‐3.4
scenario,
loss
could
reach
up
30.2
PgC
due
conversions,
such
as
transformation
tropical
rainforests
into
bioenergy
crops
Indonesia.
social
cost
offsetting
range
trillions
tens
dollars
Additionally,
our
analysis
indicates
that
urban
expansion
generally
reduces
storage,
but
strategic
planning
can
mitigate
impact.
ecological
protected
areas
biodiversity
hotspots,
we
observed
polarized
trend:
increasing
are
experiencing
growth
at
faster
rate
than
historically,
while
decreasing
facing
accelerated
losses.
This
disparity
underscores
necessity
for
targeted
conservation
efforts.
conclusion,
highlights
importance
sound
management
policy
interventions
mitigating
losses,
protecting
ecologically
sensitive
areas,
achieving
goals.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
166, P. 112530 - 112530
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
As
one
of
the
most
typical
karst
landscapes
globally,
regions
in
southwestern
China
are
characterized
by
prominent
rocky
desertification
and
fragile
ecological
conditions.
Consequently,
exploring
spatiotemporal
evolution
driving
influences
on
ecosystem
health
(EH)
this
region
is
great
significance
for
improvement
ecosystems
green
development.
This
study
focuses
assessing
EH
these
from
2000
to
2020
using
"vitality-organization-recovery-service"
(VORS)
framework.
Spatiotemporal
changes
analyzed
through
hotspot
analysis,
functional
relationship
between
factors
quantified
XGBoost
SHAP
models.
Key
findings
include:
(1)
Over
past
two
decades,
proportion
cities
experiencing
enhanced
has
generally
improved
73%
compared
27%
deterioration.
(2)
Spatial
analysis
reveals
clustering
three
regions.
One
cold
spot
cluster
central
north
hot
clusters
southwest
southeast.
(3)
Urbanization
level
exhibits
an
inverse
logarithmic
with
EH.
Precipitation
affects
a
cubic
polynomial
pattern—initial
decrease,
subsequent
increase,
final
decrease.
Temperature
impacts
quartic
function
fluctuating
increases
decreases.
PM2.5
shows
monotonically
decreasing
EH,
while
normalized
difference
vegetation
index
demonstrates
increasing
association.
research
contributes
understanding
dynamics
China's
landscapes,
crucial
advancing
management
sustainable
development
efforts.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(17), P. 7572 - 7572
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
Against
a
backdrop
of
rapid
environmental
degradation
and
increasing
pressures
on
natural
resources,
broad
list
innovations
has
emerged
to
support
the
vision
post-2020
Kunming-Montreal
Global
Biodiversity
Framework
strengthen
regional
country-level
biodiversity
strategies
along
interface
protected
areas
non-protected
lands.
The
success
these
depends
in
large
part
science-informed
consideration
approaches
underlying
indirect
drivers
change
for
systems
ecosystem
services.
This
paper
aims
inform
future
action
plans
conservation
efforts
sustainable
practices
globally
regionally,
with
specific
focus
Latin
America’s
challenges.
Bibliometric
analysis,
covering
two
decades
from
2003
2023,
focused
global
American
research
trends
related
services
at
Through
structured
key
opportunities
increased
collaboration,
impact,
are
identified,
highlighting
need
expand
collaboration
reach,
enhance
dissemination
through
open
equitable
innovations,
capacity
complex
interrelated
challenges
accelerated
systems,
which
affects
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 1967 - 1967
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
Understanding
the
impacts
of
land
use
and
vegetation
carbon
sequestration
under
varying
climate
scenarios
is
essential
for
optimizing
regional
ecosystem
services
shaping
sustainable
socioeconomic
policies.
This
study
presents
a
novel
research
framework
that
integrates
system
dynamics
(SD)
model,
patch
generation
simulation
(PLUS)
random
forest
algorithm,
coupled
with
SSP-RCP
from
Coupled
Model
Intercomparison
Project
Phase
6
(CMIP6),
to
simulate
future
net
primary
production
(NPP).
A
case
in
Hubei
Province,
central
China,
demonstrates
framework’s
effectiveness
elucidating
interactions
between
change,
topography,
conditions
on
sequestration.
The
integration
provides
clear
understanding
how
different
influence
sinks,
offering
valuable
scientific
insights
neutrality
development
policymaking.
results
Province
across
years
2030,
2040,
2050,
2060,
three
pathways—SSP1-1.9,
SSP2-4.5,
SSP5-8.5—reveal
SSP1-1.9
leads
highest
sequestration,
while
SSP5-8.5
lowest.
annual
total
sink
ranges
115.99
TgC
117.59
TgC,
trends
scenarios,
underscoring
significant
impact
policy
choices
local
ecosystems.
findings
suggest
low-carbon
emission
there
greater
potential
NPP
growth,
making
goals
more
achievable.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 139 - 139
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
The
Huang-Huai-Hai
Plain,
a
vital
agricultural
area
in
China
with
significant
amount
of
arable
land,
plays
pivotal
role
influencing
grain
production,
ecological
carbon
cycles,
and
global
climate
change
through
its
shifts
land
use.
Within
this
research,
we
have
employed
the
ArcGIS
tool
In-VEST-Geodetector-PLUS
methodology
to
scrutinize
storage
from
year
2000
2020,
determine
influences
behind
these
shifts,
anticipate
projected
for
2030.
Although
there
has
been
slight
increase
forested
areas
as
result
environmental
policies,
conversion
cropland
impervious
surfaces
due
urbanization
led
persistent
decrease
storage,
cumulative
loss
272.79
million
metric
tons
over
two
decades.
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI),
Night-Time
Lights
(NTL),
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP),
Population
(POP)
are
critical
factors
impacting
reflecting
intricate
connection
between
socio-economic
development
natural
ecosystems.
multi-scenario
simulations
2030
suggest
that
least
reduction
would
occur
under
scenario
protecting
while
most
be
urban
expansion
scenario,
highlighting
impact
urbanization.
study’s
results
emphasize
need
harmonize
conservation
economic
progress
enduring
growth
region.
